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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsPaciano (Spanish form), Pacian (English form), Pacià (Catalan form)
Meaning & History
Late Latin name, a derivative of Latin pax "peace" (genitive pacis). This name was borne by a 4th-century Spanish saint, a bishop of Barcelona who is mentioned in Jerome's De Viris Illustribus (which is dedicated to Saint Pacianus's son, Nummius Aemilianus Dexter).